Fire in IIT Delhi campus building

A fire broke out in an IIT Delhi campus building on Monday (February 24). No injuries have been reported so far. (IE Photo: Praveen Khanna)

Fire department officials said that they received a call at 11.25 AM stating that a fire had broken out in a high-rise building on the campus of the premier Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D). (IE Photo: Praveen Khanna)

Five fire tenders were rushed to douse the fire and the blaze is now under control, they said. (IE Photo: Praveen Khanna)

People in the vicinity of the campus said they heard the sound of a cylinder blast. (IE Photo: Praveen Khanna)

However, fire department officials said they are yet to ascertain the cause of the blaze. (IE Photo: Praveen Khanna)

Around 2,800 people from the Kathputli Colony are to be shifted to a transit camp at Anand Parbat on Monday (February 24). According to reports, the process of on-spot verification was to start from February 24 and will be completed in two days. (IE Photo: Oinam Anand)

Residents of Kathputli Colony sit on a dharna at one of the entry points to the colony to block DDA officials from entering. (IE Photo: Oinam Anand)

A poster on the wall warning the residents of Kathputli Colony to save the colony. (IE Photo: Oinam Anand)